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Mobile vendors can sell produce in neighborhoods where it's grown

A new city program is launching to help eliminate food deserts and put neighborhood farmers in business for themselves.

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Updated: 7:22 PM EDT Jun 7, 2013

Mobile vendors can sell produce in neighborhoods where it's grown

A new city program is launching to help eliminate food deserts and put neighborhood farmers in business for themselves.

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Updated: 7:22 PM EDT Jun 7, 2013

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WEBVTT CINCINNATI.... IS DOINGSOMETHING ABOUT FOOD DESERTS..YOU KNOW... THE AREAS OF TOWN...WHERE FRESH FOOD IS HARD TOFIND. IT'S ESPECIALLYDIFFICULT TO EAT HEALTHY.... IFYOU DON'T HAVE A SET OFWHEELS... OR A GROCERY STORENEARBY. WLWT NEWS FIVE'SANDREW SETTERS.... SHOWS THESOLUTION.... THAT ALSO PUTSNEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS INBUSINESS.(Andrew Setters) ("There's beena lot of development in Over theRhine, but one of the thingswe're not seeing are a lot ofplaces to buy fresh food. Wellthat's going to change startingtoday.") THE PERMACULTURE GARDENON MAIN STREET IN OVER THE RHINEHAS BEEN GROWING FRESH FOOD FOR15 YEARS. BUT NOW THE PATH FROMTHEIR FIELD TO YOUR PLATE, ISSHORTER.("If they see stuff in the fieldthat's not on the table, we canpick it fresh.") THEY CAN SET UPSHOP RIGHT OUTSIDE THE GARDEN,THANKSTO NEW MOBILE PRODUCE VENDINGLOCATIONS ANNOUNCED TODAY.DESIGNATED SPOTS ARE SET UP FORPEOPLE TO SELL FRESH FRUITS ANDVEGGIES.(Laure Quinlivan, CincinnatiCity Council) ("Growers, likethese guys, they need theopportunity to sell their stuffclose to their garden, and thatwasn't possible before with thelaw.") IT ALSO FILLS A NICHE INNEIGHBORHOODS WHERE MAYBE FEWERPEOPLE DRIVE, AND GOING TO THESTORE IS A CHORE.(Laure Quinlivan, CincinnatiCity Council) ("This is onestop-gap kind of solution, untila grocery store comes to yourneighborhood, putting littlefarmers' markets all around thecity.")(Luke Ebner, Farm Manager,Permaganic EcoGarden) ("Myfeeling is the best way toalleviate a food desert is toundesertafy an area by plantingactual food.")THE BEST PART. THE WHOLEOPERATION IS MOBILE.("horn honks") FARM MANAGER LUKEEBNER CAN ROLL DOWN MAIN TOPARK AND VINE, AND SET UP SHOP.HIS NON-PROFIT FARM CAN SHOW("We've got rhubarb, kale,onions") AND SELL, WHAT THEYGROW.13 (Andrew Setters) ("Themobile produce vendor locationshave hours available from 9 inthe morning, until 9 at night,although the city says they'llneed to get more people involvedto see if this idea bears fruit.From Over the Rhine, AndrewSetters, WLWT News Five.")THERE ARE 13 MOBILE PRODUCEVENDOR SPOTS SET UP.... IN 8DIFFERENT CINCINNATINEIGHBORHOODS. FOR 125 DOLLARSIN PERMITS AND FEES ..... YOUCAN TURN YOURGARDEN INTO A MOBILE BUSINESS.U-C....IS EXPANDING TONIGHT....

Mobile vendors can sell produce in neighborhoods where it's grown

A new city program is launching to help eliminate food deserts and put neighborhood farmers in business for themselves.